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Jerry Yang

Jerry Yang, MS ’90 and BS ’90 (Electrical Engineering)co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in 1995. He served on the board of directors and as a key member of the executive management team until 2012. While at Yahoo, he led a number of initiatives including two of the biggest investments in the internet: Yahoo Japan and Alibaba Group. Widely recognized as a visionary and pioneer in the Internet technology sector, he was named one of the top 100 innovators in the world under the age of 35 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Technology Review in 1999. Jerry is chair of The Stanford Board of Trustees and previously served as  vice-chair. A longtime Stanford volunteer, he also serves on the advisory boards of the Knight-Hennessy Scholars, Cantor Arts Center, The Natural Capital Project, and Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. Jerry earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Stanford.

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